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Senior Data Scientist, Healthcare

£28,000 - 51,000
Kainos
University Road 2-4, Belfast
£28,000 - 51,000
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Company Size
1k-5k
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Company Type
Services
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Senior
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Job Type
Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics, or a similar quantitative field. - Deep understanding and development of AI/ML models, including time series, supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and LLMs. - Experience with the latest AI engineering approaches such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agentic AI. - Strong Python skills with a grounding in software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews, etc). - Expertise in data engineering for AI: handling large-scale, unstructured, and multimodal data. - Understanding of responsible AI principles, model interpretability, and ethical considerations. - Strong interpersonal skills and team working. - Demonstrable experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), fine-tuning or distillation of LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini), machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost) (desirable). - Experience with data storage for AI, vector databases, semantic search, and knowledge graphs (desirable). - Actively contributes to open-source AI projects, research publications, and industry events/websites (desirable). - Familiarity with AI security, privacy, and compliance standards e.g., ISO42001 (desirable).

Technologies

AI
CI/CD
Machine Learning
PyTorch

Responsibilities

- Build advanced AI solutions leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning, generative, and agentic AI technologies. - Drive the adoption of modern AI frameworks, AIOps best practices, and scalable cloud-native architectures. - Collaborate with customers to translate business challenges into trustworthy AI solutions and ensure responsible AI practices throughout. - Serve as a technical mentor, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence. - Make sound, reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment while learning about new technologies and approaches. - Support colleagues and more junior developers, providing direction and support as you solve challenging problems together.

Description


At Kainos, we are problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators driven by a mission to create real impact. Our diverse, ambitious team celebrates creativity and collaboration in a people-first culture where your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported. We are one of the UK’s leading AI and data businesses, recognized for delivering impactful AI solutions across various sectors. Joining our team means being part of cutting-edge AI research and delivery, working alongside talented colleagues as we expand our AI capability.
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